SANDY, Utah (ABC4) — A woman has been arrested and charged after strangling her mother during an apparent mental health crisis.
Kimberly Martinez-Rodriguez, 22, was charged with aggravated assault resulting in loss of consciousness, commission of domestic violence in the presence of a child, assault by a prisoner, and interfering with a peace officer.
According to charging documents, Martinez-Rodriguez’ sister contacted police on October 23, telling them that Martinez-Rodriguez was having “a lot of mental issues lately” and that the family was worried about her.
Martinez-Rodriguez went for a walk, and her sister tracked her location to a bank. The sister called their mother to go pick her up, but when she got to the bank, Martinez-Rodriguez did not recognize her mother and said she was going to kill her.
The mother called the sister and told her she needed to come to the bank because Martinez-Rodriguez was “acting crazy.” When the sister arrived, Martinez-Rodriguez was allegedly strangling her mother with both hands around her neck. She allegedly told her mother she wanted to kill her while strangling her.
Her mother lost consciousness, and police observed “obvious injuries” to her neck, and her eyes were bloody red.
Police detained Martinez-Rodriguez, and she fought back against the officer. While pinned against the vehicle, she kicked the officer in the leg.
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